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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

belight en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English bilihten (“to illuminate”); equivalent to be- + light. Compare Dutch belichten.

Meanings

  1. (dialectal, rare, transitive) To light up; illuminate.
  2. (dialectal, intransitive, rare) To become lit up; shine up; dawn.

Forms

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belights Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
belit Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
belit Tense=Past lexicographic
belighting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
belighted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
belighted Tense=Past lexicographic